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TEN: Steffi Graf calls it quits for good in November
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia) ...14-1999 TEN: Steffi Graf calls it quits for good in November By John Bagratuni...unfair," said Steffi Graf just a fortnight...her last show November 15-21. ...

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